Gender Masculine
Scripts Δημοσθένης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /dɛː.mos.tʰé.nɛːs/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This was the name of both an Athenian general of the 5th century and an Athenian orator of the 4th century.

Related Names

Rootsdemos + sthenos
Other Languages & CulturesDimosthenis, Dimos(Greek)
User SubmissionDémosthènes

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Δημοσθένης.
Entry updated October 6, 2024